Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Loved him putting into light some of the additional horrors of pregnancy and childbirth that are intentionally hidden, as well as the everyday horrors we put women and girls through. The witchcraft was interestingly handled as neither completely threatening nor completely safe.

I wasn’t expecting this to be as good as it was. A really fun exploration of prejudice, control, and power. More than anything, though, this is a story of sisterhood.

As usual Grady Hendrix excelling at taking old horror tropes and giving them a twist. Think The Craft but set in the 70s and with pregnant teens.

That being said: this is not his most campy nor spooky book. I would've liked more of his usual wittiness and creepy ambience and less body horror (pregnancy is... a thing!).

Extra cool points though because he uses witchcraft to center women's rage at being denied agency under the patriarchy.